Burial casket



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BURIAL GASKET Filed oct. 31', 1951 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Mar, 13,1934 UNITED STATES PATENTv OFFICE BURIAL GASKET Application October 31,

6 Claims.

This invention relates to a burial casket, more particularly to a caskethaving its body portion and lid formed of a hard rubber composition.

The essential objects of the invention are to ensure an air-tightclosure between the casket body and lid; to ensure for an air-tightclosure between the lid and body by expansion bolts anchored to andembedded in the casket body land coacting with bolt expander means em-10 bedded in the lid; provide means on the inner face of the lid andcasket body for the reception of the holdfast devices employed for theupholstery applied to such faces; provide for the handle bars, thefittings for the latter and the ornamentations for the lid and casketbody of material corresponding to that from which such body and lid isformed and of any color desired; provide a casket formed from a hardrubber 'composition finished to simulate golden oak, mahogany, cherry,walnut, granite, marble, bronze, silver, etc., or with the body and lidcloth covered in any style and of` any color desired; and to attainthese ends in a strong, durable, impermeable, compact and comparativelyinexpensive structure.

To the above ends the invention consists in such parts and combinationof such parts which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in longitudinalsection of a casket in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail in vertical section.

Figure 4 is a section on lined-4 Figure 3.

Figures 5 and 6 are fragmentary views in section showing the coating orcovering simulating wood or metal.

' Figure 7 is a fragmentary view in section show- 40 ing the clothcovering.

The lid and open top body of the casket are indicated generally at 1 and2 and each of which is molded from a hard rubber composition having theornamentations thereon an integral part thereof and formed from thematerial referred to.

The lid 1 has applied to its outer face an integral metal or woodsimulating coating or covering as at l'. The sides and ends of body 2has applied to the outer face thereof an integral metal or woodsimulating coating or covering as at 2. The lid 1 and body 2 may becovered with cloth as indicated at 1" and 2" respectively, Figure 7.

The lid 1 may be of one piece or if desired be provided with an openingadapted to be closed 65 by a latchable closure, and the lid isshown by1931, Serial No. 572,375

way of example with an opening 3, which is to be shut by a closure 4,and the latter and the 11d have known coacting means for latching theclosure 4 upon and to the lid 1. Extending across opening 3 is atransparent panel 5 which is connected to and sealed with lid l in aknown manner.

When the closure 4 is employed it is formed from the same material asthat from which the lid is set up. The lid 1, body 2 and closure 4 areprovided throughout with embedded metallic reinforcements 6, 7 and 8respectively. The lid 1 and closure 4 in lengthwise and transversesection are of arcuate contour. The lid 1 is provided at its bottom withan outwardly directed endless flange 9 having its lower face formed withan inverted endless groove 10 of semi-circular cross section. The lowerface of lid 1 inwardly adjacent the groove 10 is formed with an endlessrabbet providing a curved vertical shoulder l1 and a fiat surface 12disposed in a plane parallel to and above that surface in which isformed groove 10. Embedded in the lid 1 is an endless wooden insert 13having the side edges thereof oppositely beveled in a manner to anchorthe insert in position. Surrounding and positioned in proximity to thewall of opening 3 is angendless wooden insert 14 having the side edgesthereof oppositely beveled in a manner to anchor such insert inposition. The outer face of insert 13 is flush with surface 12. Theouter face of insert 14 is flush with the lower face of the top portionof lid 1.

The lid l and body 2 are of rectangular contour, and in each end of lid1 is embedded a bolt expander element and in each side of lid 1 isembedded a plurality of spaced expander elements, but only one of theexpander elements are shown, as the latter are of like form. Theexpander elements are arranged between the insert 13 and the inner facesof the ends and sides of the lid. The expander element shown isillustrated at one end of the lid and is indicated generally at 15. Thenumber of expander elements employed will correspond to the number ofexpansion bolts which are connected to and embodied on body 2. As shownthe bolts employed are eight in number. The bolts will be hereinaftermore fully referred to.

The construction of the expander elements is shown in Figure 4, and eachelement consists of a hollow annular member formed of a body part 16provided with spaced peripheral grooves 17, an imperforate top part18for body part 16, 'a bottom part 19 for the latter, of greaterthickness than part 18 and formed with a centrally disposed opening 20having its wall threaded throughout. Formed integral with the inner.face of part 18 and arranged concentric to opening 20 is a depending,tapered peripherally threaded, solid, bolt expander 21 which has itslower end permanently positioned in spaced relation to the upper end ofopening 20. The lower end of each expander element is ilush with surface12.

The body 2 is normally open at its upper end and includes an outwardlydirected endless flange 22 which has a part thereof, when the .lid 1 isin position abut a part of theP flange 9. The

flange 22 has its upper faceformed with an endless groove 23 ofsemi-circular cross section. The groove 23 is to register with -groove10 to provide an endless channel of circular cross section. The upperface of body 2 is formed with u an endless rabbet to provide an endlessvertically I insert 26 having the side edges oppositelybeveled to-anchorsuch insert in position. The insert 26 is flush with the ledge 25 andspaced from shoulder 24. 'I'he shoulders 11, 24, surface 12 and ledge 25coact to provide an endless pocket 27 for a purpose to be referred to.Embedded in the inner face of the sides and ends of body 2 is a pair ofspaced superposed Wooden inserts 28, 29 of the same form as the inserts13, 14 and 26. The wooden inserts are adapted to reeeive the holdfastmeans for the upholstery which is applied to the inner faces of lid 1and body 2. The pocket 2'? receives the outturned portions of theupholstery.

Embedded in the ends and sides of the body 2 are metallic inserts 30 forreceiving the holdfast means 31 -for the fittings 32 of the handlemembers 33 and handle bars 34. The llttings, handle members and handlebars are molded from a material corresponding to that from which the lid1, closure 4 and body 2 are molded from. The fittings, handle membersand handle bars have applied to their outer faces an integral metal orwood simulating coating or covering, as at 34.

Extending outwardly from the bottom of the ends and sides of body 2 isan endless flange 35 of' greater thickness, but of the same length asflange 32. The flange 35 is channeled as at 36 and such channel opens atthe bottom of such flange.

As shown there is arranged at the vertical median` of each end of body 2an expansion bolt '37, and at each side three spaced expansion bolts 38.These bolts extend above body 2, into and have threaded engagement with|the threaded Walls of the openings 20 in the expander elements 15. Eachbolt has a head 39 at its lowerend, a split, peripherally threaded upperterminal portion 40.

Embedded in the bottoms of the ends and side walls are metallicretainers 42 for the bolt heads. The retainers are open at their bottomsand have axially apertured tops 43 for the passage of the bolt Shanks.The number of retainers correspond to the number o f expansion bolts.The head of each bolt is arranged in a retainer and the shank of eachbolt extends upwardly throughl and projects above a wall of body 2 toengage in an expander element. When the upper terminal portion of a boltis in an expander element, the expander 21 is disposed concentrically tosuch portion. On screwing the bolt in a direction to draw the lidtowards body 2 the expander 21 will act on portion 14 to flare itthereby anchoring the lid to body 2.

The bottom of body 2 is indicated at 44 and it is provided with ametallic reinforcement 45. Each wall of body 2 is enlarged as at 46 andagainst which the ttings 32 are positioned. Seated in the registeringgrooves 10 and 23 is an endless compressible packing element 47 ofcircular cross section.

The composition from which the lid, closure, body 2, fittings, handleand handle bars are molded consists of a thoroughly admixed mass oftwenty-live pounds and six ounces of aluminum flakes, twenty-four poundsof barytes, nine pounds of plumbago, twelve ounces of lime, six poundsof litharge, four pounds and fourteen ounces of sulphur, twelve ouncesof ground duck, and thirtyone pounds and four ounces of reclaimedrubber.

What I claim is:-

1. A casket including a 11d prov1ded with side and end flanges, each ofsaid flanges being rabbeted at the inner portion of its lower face, aninsert in the upper wall of each of said rabbets, each insert having itssides oppositely beveled, and said inserts formed of a materialdifferent from that from which the lid is formed and having the lowerfaces thereof ilush with the upper walls of the rabbets.

2. A casket including an open top body formed from plastic material andprovided at its upper end with side and end flanges, each of saidflanges being rabbeted at the inner portion of the upper face thereof,an insert in the bottom wall of each rabbet, each insert having itssides oppositely beveled and its upper face ush with said wall, and saidinserts being formed from amaterial different from that from which -saidbody is formed.

3. A casket including a lid of arcuate contour in lengthwise andtransverse section provided at its bottom with an outwardly directedflange extending throughout the sides and ends thereof, said flangehaving the inner portion -of its lower face rabbeted to form a verticalshoulder and a flat surface extending inwardly at right angles 'to theupperend of the shoulder, an endless insert embedded in and ilush withsaid flat surface, and an endless insert embedded in and flush with theinner face of the upper portion of the lid and arranged above and spacedinwardly with respect to said other insert.

4. A casket including a body part laterally flanged at its top, a lidlaterally ilanged at its bottom, said flanges seating upon each other,the inner portion of the upper face of the flange of the body part beingformed with a rabbet, an insert mounted in and flush with the lower wallof the rabbet in the flange of said body part, the inner portion of thelower face of the flange of said lid being rabbeted, an insert mountedin vand llush with the upper wall of the rabbet in the flange of thelid, said rabbets being opposite each other, and said inserts beingsuperposed in parallel spaced relation. t

5. A casket including a body part laterally angedlat its top, a lidlaterally flanged at its insert mounted in and ush with the lower wallof the rabbet in the flange of said body part, the inner portion of theiower face oi the flange of said lid being rabbeted, an insert mountedinand iiush with the upper wall of the rabbet in the ange oi the lid, saidrabbets being opposite each other, said inserts being superposed inparallel spaced relation, and the seating portions of said flanges beingformed with oppositely disposed registering grooves arranged outwardlywith respect to said rabbets.

' 6. In a casket, an open -top hard rubber rectangular body formed atthe upper end of each of itssides and end walls with an outwardlydirected iiange, said anges merging into each other and each having theinner portion of its upper face formed with a rabbet, a wooden insertmounted in and ush with the-lower wall of each rabbet, a hard rubber lidsubstantially of arcuate contour in transverse and lengthwise sectionand formed at each of its sides and ends with an outwardly directedfiange, the flanges of the lid merging into each other and each havingthe inner portion of its lower face formed with a rabbet, a woodeninsert mounted in and ilush with the upper wall of the rabbet in eachlid ange, the insert in the body flanges opposing in spaced relation theinserts in the lid flanges, said body anges seating on said lid anges,and wooden inserts mounted in the inner face of said iid, disposedthroughout the sides and ends of the latter and arranged above andinwardly o! the inserts in the lid flanges.

CLAUDE S. STARRICK.

